Malta People - 2024

Population

467,138 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Maltese (singular and plural)

adjective: Maltese

Ethnic groups

Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock)

Languages

Maltese (official) 90.1%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.9% (2005 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic (official) more than 90% (2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 14.53% (male 34,870/female 32,989)

15-64 years: 62.83% (male 151,927/female 141,561)

65 years and over: 22.65% (2023 est.) (male 48,830/female 56,961)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 47.1

youth dependency ratio: 19.3

elderly dependency ratio: 27.7

potential support ratio: 3.6 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 43.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 42.1 years

female: 44.4 years

Population growth rate

0.59% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

9.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

most of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands

Urbanization

urban population: 94.9% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

213,000 VALLETTA (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female

total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

29.3 years (2020 est.)

note: data refers to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births

Maternal mortality ratio

3 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 83.4 years (2023 est.)

male: 81.3 years

female: 85.6 years

Total fertility rate

1.51 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.74 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

10.8% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

2.86 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital bed density

4.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

28.9% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 8.07 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 2.8 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 2.34 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 2.51 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.42 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 24% (2020 est.)

male: 26.4% (2020 est.)

female: 21.6% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

63.2% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 94.9%

male: 93.4%

female: 96.4% (2021)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 17 years

male: 17 years

female: 18 years (2020)